The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Timeless classics

Never in, never out

18 names

Arabic

Yahya

Quranic form of John; derivation debated

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Arabic · Persian

Yasmin

Jasmine flower

Familiar
Arabic · Hebrew

Yusuf

God will increase

Familiar
Hebrew · Spanish

Yair

He shines

Uncommon
Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon
Akan

Yaa

Born on Thursday

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Japanese

Yamato

Great harmony; an ancient name for Japan in one Japanese spelling

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Amharic

Yared

Form of Jared; descent

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Ukrainian · Russian

Yaroslav

Fierce or energetic + glory

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Korean

Ye-jin

Art; preciousness (藝珍 example)

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Korean

Yeon-hee

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Yoruba

Yetunde

Mother has come again

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Japanese

Yoko

Sunlight and child in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

Yujin

Abundance; preciousness (裕珍 example)

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Hebrew

Yuval

Stream

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Japanese

Yuzuru

To yield; to allow in one Japanese spelling

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French · Germanic

Yves

Possibly yew, through Ivo

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